1996 saw Schofields close its doors in the city centre while the Harvey Nichols store opened to enhance Leeds's growing reputation as the 'Knightsbridge of the North'. It was a 12 months which also featured the opening of new Village Hotel and Leisure Club at Headingley and the demolition of Kirkstall Fire Station. These photos, a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service, showcase a year in the life of your city. READ MORE: 28 Leeds city centre shops you visited in the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
13. Morley
Former Olympic and Commonwealth swimmer Suki Brownsdon watches Jonathan Plows make a splash at the Morley Leisure Centre. He was one of hundreds of local schoolchildren taking the plunge to help raise £200,000 to send British athletes to the 1996 Olympics. | YPN Photo: YPN
14. Armley
Armley Town Street towards Armley Branch Library at the junction with Wesley Road on the right, Stocks Hill up ahead, and Branch Road and Crab Lane on the left. The Yorkshire Bank is seen on the corner on the right and the Midland Bank is the white building on the left. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
15. Leeds city centre
Leeds City Council leader Coun Brian Walker together with Marie Curie Cancer Care nurse, Irene Greaves launches the 1996 Daffodil Day Appeal at Leeds Civic Hall. | Roy Fox Photo: Roy Fox
16. Leeds United
New signing Lee Sharpe holds up a Leeds United shirt after meeting fans at Elland Road. | Bob Collier/PA Photo: Bob Collier/PA
17. Leeds city centre
Leeds Christmas lights on Briggate in November 1996. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
18. East Keswick
The Travellers Rest pub reopened after a fire. Pictured with landlady Jenny Pashley is Pat Briggs who lived at watering hole between 1924 and 1934. | Justin Lloyd Photo: Justin Lloyd